The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18
south Jersey notes.

An independent military company i 10 be
organized at Atlantic City.
4 canvass for subscriptions for Il national
bank at Glassboro is being made.
There is talk of organizing a Young Mems
Christian Association in Nineland.
The Atlantic City Council is discussing The
proiecl OF building $4,000 school house.
The death rate of Bridgeton last year
LIZ per cent; of Milyille l.57 per cent. ana of
salem 2.2S per cent.
William 5 Conner was on Wednesday elect
ed President of the Delaware River Telegraph
Company and j J. Burleigh Secretary and
Treasurer
The had-gillers Of Gloucester City are max
ing great preparations for the coming season.
Some OF the old fishermen say it will he both
an early and successful one.
The beer brewery OF Henry schmitz, on the
outskirts of Egg Harbor City, was entirely de
stroyed by fire carly sunday morning. The
loss is 5000 with an insurance of $4,000 in the
Cumberland Mutual Company, of Bridgeton.
The adoption of Il charter government By
TIaddondeld at the recent election gives it
three delegates in political nominating con-
ventions. This increase gives the county
clear majority of delegates over the delega-
ton OF Camden City.
\ Trustworthy authority fixes the number
OF new buildings put up al Atlantic City since
summer, including substantial hotels and cot
tages at two hundred and fifty, the total cost
ofwhich will aggregate nearly if not quite a
half a million dollars.
There are two fishing companies now ope-
rating along the Cape May shore for shad and
rock One of them has 300 fathom net and
the other a long pound net set up a half mile
into the Delaware Bay. 1t is thought that
these fishing schemes will stop many Of the
shad from reaching the Delaware for spawn
ing.
The Nineland Cooperative store was closed
by the sheriff on Monday after running since
March /, 1886; Its Indebtedness was $780, most
of the claims being held by parties in Phila-
dclphia and Camden. The collapse is said
To be due to bad management and lack of
support on the part of the stockholders The
stock will be sold out next week.
Mary Catharine Anderson died at Mount
Holly. on sunday morning, from the effects of
a bullet wound through the brain, inflicted ON
the night of February sih. The unfortunate
girl was unconscious when death came. The
Coroner's inquest was held on Monday, and
resulted in a verdict that death was caused by
n wound from pistol bah fired by her cousin,
Barclay Peak.
The Howard Base ball Club, of Camden, the
best known amateur niue i'm southern New
Jersey, has decided 10 ut up handsome
grounds. They viii DE fenced in, and grand
stand will be erected with a Stealing capacity
OF 1000 In the score or more OF games played
last season not one defeat was given The nine
The season will be opened on April 18th by Il
match with The Athletics of Philadelphia.
Three children were burned to death and
their father Charles Baeiie. badly injured by
a fire i'm Horns Hotel, Camden, on saturday
night The building was totally destroyed,
The flames discovered AT l0.l5 o'clock,
and startled "a number of men in the saloon on
the ground foor, rho rushed to the street and
gave the alarm. The Baerle family consisting
OF husband, wife and five children, occupied
rooms on the second floor.
The first Unitsrian church in Camden. on
Benson street above Fourth, was dedicated on
Wednesday night The society was organized
in February, Isl, and the erection of the
church began last November. Ii = neat
structure of pressed brick, with "A pstIsonat &c
attached The main auditorium viii seat 59t
persons and the leciure-room 800, the latter be
ing fitted mp with stage for social entertain
ments The dcdic.,tory sermon was preached
hy Rev. Grndall Reynolds, OF Boston. After
the sermon Rev. Mr.. Haskell was installed a,
/ pastor, the right hand OF fellowship being ex
/ tended by Rev. Joseph May ana the address
/ TO the people delivered by the Rev. Charles 6
Ames, Of Philadelphia. Unitarian Conyen
tion hogan in the church yesterday morning
With clergymcn present from all parts OF TIL
country